International Women and sports Conference 2007

As reported earlier, now posted pictures of the event..


From left, Suffiah, Esther and me attending the seminar


All of us...


Dato' Azalina at the dinner reception


Where the dinner was held


Other delegates from other sports, on my left were from TUDM and Majlis Paralimpik Malaysia


We are having fun at the seminar, actually.....


Friends from Persatuan Hoki and Masjlis Sukan Negeri Terengganu at the dinner reception


Delegates from Indonesia


Delegates from Arabs


VIP consists of Instructors from foreign countries


Delegates from African Nations


The silat performance during the opening ceremony


And we have guys attending and giving speech too! (seen in pic - Tan' sri Elyas Omar)


The backdrops


What an experience!, with the Asian 400meter gold medallist (Asian Games Doha) from Bahrain

What 3 Malaysians up to during their break at MAIGOC?

Most of them spent their break by taking a trip to Disneyland, Hong Kong! Looks like what a great time they had there...

Hubby and Wife from Qatar

Here is a picture of the famous Qatar hubby and wife team! GM Al-modiahki and Zhu Chen. Zhu Chen was originally from China, playing for Qatar since last year Asian Games at Doha. I first met Al-modiahki at the World Junior in Brazil in 1991, then once again in Asian Junior in 1994. Actually both of them played... but the love sparks during olimpiad somewhere in the year 2000-2004 (i guess :-))) They have a daughter named Dana.

Pictures during the Medal award ceremony of MAIGOC 2007

After the prize giving ceremony for Standard event, with Zulaika and Mas's bronze medals.



Medal winners for standard event.


Waiting for the flag to raise.


This is the medal won by Zulaika and Mas


I bet this is during the gold medalist national enthem..

Asian players at Macau MAIGOC 2007

Players from Indonesia, and Jordan in the pic with haslindah


Evi Lindiawati from Indonesia


With Indonesian team, you can see at the back GM Susanto Megaranto and far right GM Utut


Lim Yee Weng in action!


FM Anas Nazreen


This one unidentified


This would probably from Bahrain






cute huh! from Jordan

The Team at Macau during MAIGOC 2007

Before leaving for Macau. Players and parents at airport.




"Macau, here I am"


A girl wearing MAIGOC 2007 mascot




Model of the city




The venue




Syazwani at Macau




Interesting view isn't it?


Casino is everywhere in Macau


A statue that depicts the portugese colonisation


Two Malaysian Team Managers

Exclusive Pictures from Macau Games 2007!!!

Here are pictures taken by team manager Haslindah during the MAIGOC 2007. Thanks to her for the pictures!


Siti Zulaika in action


Haslindah (far right) with Asian Chess president - Sheikh Sultan


Ibrahim, OCM Officer - Dato' Roy, and Zulaika's father.


Our future GM, IM Mas probably smiling for the bronze he won later on


Enjoying the view perhaps?


Pictures of officials


Zulaika and Haslindah


OCM - Dato' Roy


Picture taken just before the departure to Macau, with Air Asia AK51 at LCCT.


Opening ceremony


Opening ceremony


Malaysian officials


The mascot...

International Women and sports Conference 2007

On 30 & 31st oct 2007, I went to Berjaya Times Square and convention centre for the International women and sports conference 2007. I represented Malaysian Chess Federation for the event, together with Sufiah, zuraiha, Latifah and Esther.

There were approximately 300 delegates at the event, most of Malaysians women, representing various walks of life especially in sports. Others were delegates from Arabs countries, Bangladesh, India, Algeria, etc. We have speakers from Brazil, USA, UK, Australia and Europe.

It was a very interesting event, and it opened m y eyes to things that relates to women.

How many women involves in sports and later on turn to coaching after retire.. I think I am the few of those women. How many of us really care about sexual harassment? Or even self defense?

Hmm.... things to think about, right?

I'll post the pictures from the event soon!

Blitz MAIGOC 2007

The individual blitz was won by both from India. Koneru Humpy won the gold for the women's category, while Sasikaran won the gold for the men's category.

Murtaz Kazhgalyev of Kazakhstan won the silver and Bu Xiangzhi and Ehsan Moradiabadi from Iran won the bronze for the Men's category

Zhu Chen of Qatar won the silver, Sukandar Irene (INA) and Pham Bic Ngoc (VIE) won the bronze in the women's category.

Malaysians' - Mas Hafizul was in the 13th place, and Siti Zulaika finished 6th place.

In the blitz team event.
The China team won the 9-round Swiss Macau Asian Indoor Games Blitz Team Championship on Saturday with India winning Silver and Kazakhstan the bronze.

Malaysian team finished 5th with 20.5 points! not bad at all!


Last round beat India 3-1! Mas won against Sasikaran, Anas won too aginst Arun Prasad, while Siti drew with Koneru Humpy and Syazwani also drew with Harika Dronavalli

We also won against Indonesia 2.5 - 1.5. Mas drew with Utut Adianto, Anas lost to Susanto, Siti won against Sukandar Irene, and Syazwani with against Evi Lindiawati.